New chondrichthyan material is reported from the Upper Devonian - Lower Permian of the various regions of the Russian Arctic. Shark remains are recorded from the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago for the first time. Ten species are described, two of which are new, Denaea? decora sp.n. and Adamantina foliacea sp.n. Upper Devonian - Lower Permian shark assemblages are discussed.